Set up by the Children’s Fund of Malawi, the initiative allows girls to sell their “School Girl Pack” containing three pads and a pair of underwear for the sum of $3.50. The pads are easily washable and can be reused for long period of time.

According to a report by the Huffington Post,Julia Gunther, who spent three and a half weeks in the village, documented the daily life of these young women and saw how such everyday objects have a colossal effect on the young women wearing them.

“For me, the main aim with this story is to illustrate how a seemingly incongruous object like a sanitary pad can significantly impact the lives of young women. That something we take for granted in the West can make or break the future of someone in a developing country.”